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Are YOU a Contractor?

Russ Cofano on 10 3, 2007 | 17 Comments

Based on recent changes in Washington law, you might be if you own real estate and either work on it yourself or hire others to work on it. Without great fanfare, the Washington legislature recentl

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Buyer Agency and Fiduciary = Nonsense

Russ Cofano on 06 10, 2007 | 33 Comments

"In a market flooded with unsold listings, she says, a 3 percent co-op split "is always going to attract more attention than 2 percent. We call [inadequate splits] 'getting eliminated at the office."

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Seller Privacy vs. the Connected Web

Russ Cofano on 05 20, 2007 | 35 Comments

There has been much discussion on RCG and other blogs regarding property blogs and seller's right to privacy from bloggers who post "sometimes accurate/sometimes not" opinions about a listed home. A

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The Legislature Volleys Back….

Russ Cofano on 05 1, 2007 | 12 Comments

Recently, I wrote about new case law in Washington that was making it more difficult for buyers of real property to make post-closing claims against the seller for property condition related matters.

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